{"id":"sr:second-hand-dealers-and-pawnbrokers-fees-regulations-2019","name":"Second-Hand Dealers and Pawnbrokers (Fees) Regulations 2019","slug":"second-hand-dealers-and-pawnbrokers-fees-regulations-2019","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"vic","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":181676,"registerId":"vic-sr:second-hand-dealers-and-pawnbrokers-fees-regulations-2019-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Second-Hand Dealers and Pawnbrokers (Fees) Regulations 2019","content":"Version No. 001\n\n**Second-Hand Dealers and Pawnbrokers (Fees) Regulations 2019**\n\n**S.R. No. 108/2019**\n\nVersion as at  \n23 November 2019\n\n**TABLE OF PROVISIONS**\n\n*Regulation Page*\n\n1 Objective 1\n\n2 Authorising provision 1\n\n3 Commencement 1\n\n4 Revocation 1\n\n5 Definition 1\n\n6 Fee to accompany application for registration 1\n\n7 Fee to vary or revoke conditions imposed on registration 2\n\n8 Fee to accompany application for registration permission 2\n\n9 Annual registration fee 2\n\n10 Annual endorsement fee 2\n\n11 Fee for late payment or lodgement 2\n\n12 Fee for register copy 2\n\n═════════════\n\nEndnotes 3\n\n1 General information 3\n\n2 Table of Amendments 5\n\n3 Amendments Not in Operation 6\n\n4 Explanatory details 7\n\n**Version No.** **001**\n\n**Second-Hand Dealers and Pawnbrokers (Fees) Regulations 2019**\n\n**S.R. No. 108/2019**\n\nVersion as at  \n23 November 2019\n\n\t1 Objective\n\nThe objective of these Regulations is to prescribe fees payable under the **Second-Hand Dealers and Pawnbrokers Act 1989**.\n\n\t2 Authorising provision\n\nThese Regulations are made under section 31 of the **Second-Hand Dealers and Pawnbrokers Act 1989**.\n\n\t3 Commencement\n\nThese Regulations come into operation on 23 November 2019.\n\n\t4 Revocation\n\nThe Second-Hand Dealers and Pawnbrokers Regulations 2008[[1]](#endnote-1) are **revoked**.\n\n\t5 Definition\n\nIn these Regulations—\n\n***the Act*** means the **Second-Hand Dealers and Pawnbrokers Act 1989**.\n\n\t6 Fee to accompany application for registration\n\nFor the purposes of section 7(2)(c) of the Act, the prescribed fee is 21·5 fee units.\n\n\t7 Fee to vary or revoke conditions imposed on registration\n\nFor the purposes of section 8B(3) of the Act, the prescribed fee is 3 fee units.\n\n\t8 Fee to accompany application for registration permission\n\nFor the purposes of section 10A(3)(b) of the Act, the prescribed fee is 47·5 fee units.\n\n\t9 Annual registration fee\n\nFor the purposes of section 11(1) of the Act, the prescribed annual registration fee is 7·6 fee units.\n\n\t10 Annual endorsement fee\n\nFor the purposes of section 11AA(1) of the Act, the prescribed annual endorsement fee is nil.\n\n\t11 Fee for late payment or lodgement\n\nFor the purposes of section 11A(4) of the Act, the prescribed fee is nil.\n\n\t12 Fee for register copy\n\nFor the purposes of section 13(3) of the Act, the prescribed fee for a copy of the register is $5.\n\n═════════════\n\nEndnotes\n\n1 General information\n\nSee [www.legislation.vic.gov.au](http://www.legislation.vic.gov.au) for Victorian Bills, Acts and current Versions of legislation and up-to-date legislative information.\n\nThe Second-Hand Dealers and Pawnbrokers (Fees) Regulations 2019, S.R. No. 108/2019 were made on 19 November 2019 by the Governor in Council under section 31 of the **Second-Hand Dealers and Pawnbrokers Act 1989**, No. 54/1989 and came into operation on 23 November 2019: regulation 3.\n\nThe Second-Hand Dealers and Pawnbrokers (Fees) Regulations 2019 will sunset 10 years after the day of making on 19 November 2029 (see section 5 of the **Subordinate Legislation Act 1994**).\n\nINTERPRETATION OF LEGISLATION ACT 1984 (ILA)\n\nStyle changes\n\nSection 54A of the ILA authorises the making of the style changes set out in Schedule 1 to that Act.\n\nReferences to ILA s. 39B\n\nSidenotes which cite ILA s. 39B refer to section 39B of the ILA which provides that where an undivided regulation, rule or clause of a Schedule is amended by the insertion of one or more subregulations, subrules or subclauses the original regulation, rule or clause becomes subregulation, subrule or subclause (1) and is amended by the insertion of the expression \"(1)\" at the beginning of the original regulation, rule or clause.\n\nInterpretation\n\nAs from 1 January 2001, amendments to section 36 of the ILA have the following effects:\n\n• Headings\n\nAll headings included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after  \n1 January 2001 form part of that Statutory Rule. Any heading inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Statutory Rule.  \nThis includes headings to Parts, Divisions or Subdivisions in a Schedule; Orders; Parts into which an Order is divided; clauses; regulations; rules; items; tables; columns; examples; diagrams; notes or forms.  \nSee section 36(1A)(2A)(2B).\n\n• Examples, diagrams or notes\n\nAll examples, diagrams or notes included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Statutory Rule. Any examples, diagrams or notes inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, form part of that Statutory Rule. See section 36(3A).\n\n• Punctuation\n\nAll punctuation included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after  \n1 January 2001 forms part of that Statutory Rule. Any punctuation inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Statutory Rule.  \nSee section 36(3B).\n\n• Provision numbers\n\nAll provision numbers included in a Statutory Rule form part of that Statutory Rule, whether inserted in the Statutory Rule before, on or after  \n1 January 2001. Provision numbers include regulation numbers, rule numbers, subregulation numbers, subrule numbers, paragraphs and subparagraphs. See section 36(3C).\n\n• Location of \"legislative items\"\n\nA \"legislative item\" is a penalty, an example or a note. As from 13 October 2004, a legislative item relating to a provision of a Statutory Rule is taken to be at the foot of that provision even if it is preceded or followed by another legislative item that relates to that provision. For example, if a penalty at the foot of a provision is followed by a note, both of these legislative items will be regarded as being at the foot of that provision. See section 36B.\n\n• Other material\n\nAny explanatory memorandum, table of provisions, endnotes, index and other material printed after the Endnotes does not form part of a Statutory Rule. See section 36(3)(3D)(3E).\n\n2 Table of Amendments\n\nThere are no amendments made to the Second-Hand Dealers and Pawnbrokers (Fees) Regulations 2019 by statutory rules, subordinate instruments and Acts.\n\n3 Amendments Not in Operation\n\nThere are no amendments which were Not in Operation at the date of this publication.\n\n4 Explanatory details\n\n1. Reg. 4(a): S.R. No. 140/2008 as amended by S.R. Nos 20/2009, 75/2012 and 64/2018.\n\n  ——\n\n  **Fee Units**\n\n  These Regulations provide for fees by reference to fee units within the meaning of the **Monetary Units Act 2004**.\n\n  The amount of the fee is to be calculated, in accordance with section 7 of that Act, by multiplying the number of fee units applicable by the value of a fee unit.\n\n  The value of a fee unit for the financial year commencing 1 July 2019 is $14.81. The amount of the calculated fee may be rounded to the nearest 10 cents.\n\n  The value of a fee unit for future financial years is to be fixed by the Treasurer under section 5 of the **Monetary Units Act 2004**. The value of a fee unit for a financial year must be published in the Government Gazette and a Victorian newspaper before 1 June in the preceding financial year. [↑](#endnote-ref-1)","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The scope appears consistent with the original intent — a straightforward fees regulation instrument for second-hand dealers and pawnbrokers. There is no indication of scope creep or significant deviation from its stated purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Very narrow and specific subject matter — fees only","Subordinate legislation (regulations) that operates under a parent Act, requiring some cross-referencing to understand full context","Minimal substantive content visible in the provided text — primarily administrative/procedural","No complex legal concepts, exceptions, or discretionary powers apparent"],"plain_english_summary":"## Second-Hand Dealers and Pawnbrokers (Fees) Regulations 2019\n\nThis is a set of regulations that sets out the **fees** that businesses dealing in second-hand goods or operating as pawnbrokers (businesses that lend money in exchange for personal items held as security) must pay in Victoria.\n\n**Who is affected?**\n- Second-hand dealers (e.g. op shops, second-hand car dealers, antique stores operating commercially)\n- Pawnbrokers (businesses that accept items as security for short-term loans)\n- Anyone applying for or renewing a licence to operate in these industries\n\n**What does it do?**\nIt prescribes the specific dollar amounts these businesses must pay for things like licence applications, renewals, or other regulatory requirements under the parent legislation.\n\n**Why does it matter?**\nIf you run one of these businesses, these regulations determine what you'll pay to stay legally authorised to operate. Getting the fees wrong or failing to pay them could affect your licence status."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations remain tightly focused on their original purpose: setting fees for the Second-Hand Dealers and Pawnbrokers Act 1989. The 2019 version is a straightforward remake of the 2008 regulations with updated fee amounts, showing no scope creep."},"complexity_factors":["Only 12 regulations total, with 7 substantive provisions (regulations 6-12)","Single defined term ('the Act')","No cross-references between provisions — each regulation stands alone","Simple conditional structure: 'For the purposes of [section], the prescribed fee is [amount]'","No exceptions, exemptions, or nested conditions","Fee calculation relies on external statute (Monetary Units Act 2004) but this is standard Victorian practice explained in endnotes"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short piece of Victorian subordinate legislation (regulations) that simply sets out how much second-hand dealers and pawnbrokers must pay the government for various licences and permits.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Prescribes the fees payable under the *Second-Hand Dealers and Pawnbrokers Act 1989* (the main law that regulates these businesses).\n- Replaces the old 2008 fee regulations.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Second-hand dealers** — businesses that buy and sell used goods (like antique shops, used car dealers, or electronics resellers).\n- **Pawnbrokers** — businesses that lend money against personal property left as security (collateral).\n\n**The specific fees set:**\n- **Registration application:** 21.5 fee units (roughly $318, based on the 2019 fee unit value of $14.81).\n- **Varying or removing conditions on registration:** 3 fee units (roughly $44).\n- **Registration permission** (special permission needed in certain circumstances): 47.5 fee units (roughly $703).\n- **Annual registration fee:** 7.6 fee units (roughly $113).\n- **Annual endorsement fee:** $0 (free).\n- **Late payment or lodgement:** $0 (free — no penalty fee prescribed).\n- **Copy of the register:** $5 (fixed dollar amount, not fee units).\n\n**Why fee units matter:**\nInstead of listing dollar amounts that go out of date, the law uses \"fee units.\" The Treasurer sets the dollar value of a fee unit each year (it was $14.81 in 2019). This means fees automatically adjust for inflation without needing new regulations every year.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThese fees affect the cost of doing business for second-hand dealers and pawnbrokers. The nil fees for late payment and annual endorsements suggest the government chose not to charge for those particular services at this time."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Regulations do not expand the Act’s subject‑matter; they exercise the fee‑making power in section 31 of the Act to prescribe specific fee amounts and revoke the prior 2008 Regulations (Reg 2; Reg 4). The instrument stays within the Act’s authorising scope, while leaving dollar variability to the Monetary Units Act’s fee‑unit mechanism (Explanatory details)."},"complexity_factors":["Simple, narrow subject‑matter: only prescribes fees under the Act (Reg 1 objective; Reg 2 authorising provision).","Use of fee units rather than fixed dollar amounts requires annual conversion and rounding (Explanatory details; Monetary Units Act 2004, s7 and s5 referenced).","Includes a mix of payable and nil fees (e.g. nil endorsement/late fees) which slightly increases interpretation steps for users (Regs 10–11).","Revocation of previous rules (Reg 4) means users must refer to these Regulations rather than earlier instruments.","Low regulatory discretion within the instrument itself; dollar variability delegated to Treasurer under Monetary Units Act (Explanatory details)."],"plain_english_summary":"These Regulations prescribe the fees payable under the Second‑Hand Dealers and Pawnbrokers Act 1989 for applications, registrations, variations, permissions, annual charges, late lodgement and copies of the register. They affect people and businesses who apply for or hold registrations or endorsements as second‑hand dealers or pawnbrokers because those parties must pay the stated fees.\n\nFees are expressed in fee units (Monetary Units Act 2004) so their dollar value changes with the Treasurer’s annually fixed fee‑unit rate; this creates a predictable administrative charge and an ongoing compliance cost for registrants."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/second-hand-dealers-and-pawnbrokers-fees-regulations-2019","history":"/api/acts/second-hand-dealers-and-pawnbrokers-fees-regulations-2019/history","analysis":"/api/acts/second-hand-dealers-and-pawnbrokers-fees-regulations-2019/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/second-hand-dealers-and-pawnbrokers-fees-regulations-2019/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/second-hand-dealers-and-pawnbrokers-fees-regulations-2019/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/second-hand-dealers-and-pawnbrokers-fees-regulations-2019/documents"}}